Framer Framed

Intersectional Archive: een project over toegankelijkheid, betrokkenheid en het zichtbaar maken van onderbelichte geschiedenis

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Since 2013, Framer Framed has featured a line of programming concerned with artistic, activist and self-organised archives. These projects critically examine the concept of the archive as well as developing new methods of (hybrid) archiving that push heritage institutions to become more democratic and transparent. These are important changes that can empower archivists and archive users and provide more inclusive ways of historical meaning-making. Framer Framed also supports artists and practitioners who take on the role of researcher and critical citizen, bridging the gap between these democratic ideals and political decision-making.

Humans of Film Foundation have initiated a new, collaborative project in which these questions of intersectional archiving can be further explored. Intersectional Archive, funded by Cultuurfonds, addresses questions and urgencies surrounding accessibility, community ownership and making underrepresented histories visible.

Intersectional Archive explores this interconnection: it brings together materials and perspectives that are currently stored separately and makes space for communities that do not necessarily fit into existing categories. In doing so, we fill an important gap in the current archival landscape by approaching archives from the complexity of experiences, rather than from a single identity or perspective.

The Humans of Film Foundation is known for various projects such as Humans of FIlm Festival, LGBTQ Humans of the Netherlands and Las Américas Film Festival. As a foundation they find it important that the lack of diversity in the cultural landscape is highlighted.

Through film and other artistic forms, they aim to place the focus on people, their experiences and the environments in which they live. In a society that is becoming increasingly polarised, both socially and politically, the foundation seeks to create space for meaningful encounters: a platform where stories can be told and shared by and for those whose voices are too often unheard.

As partners of the project, Humans of Film and Framer Framed aim to contribute to the development of new, inclusive and intersectional forms of archiving, in which there is room for underrepresented stories, practices and histories. Many institutions organise around a single main theme, such as gender, feminism, black history or queer heritage. As a result, the intersections between identities, movements and communities become fragmented across different archives, which can lead to a loss of context and render some groups or narratives invisible. In this way, many existing archives and cultural institutions still lack important voices and perspectives, particularly those of people who work or live outside established cultural circles.

Together with stakeholders from different communities, disciplines and generations (Archival Textures, IHLIA, ATRIA, IISG, Moslim Archief, Indisch Herrineringscentrum, UvA, Maatstricht University, Dutch Caribbean Digital Heritage Network, Nieuw Instituut, The Black Archives, Pan Asian Collective), the project investigates how such an intersectional archival practice can take shape – methodically, organisationally and collectively – through a series of closed expert sessions, working groups and public programmes. If you would like participate, please send an email to info@framerframed.nl.

Agenda

Netwerk

Tieneke Sumter

Activiste

Noah Littel

Onderzoeker

Tabea Nixdorff

Kunstenaar, typograaf en onderzoeker

Anne Krul

Kunstenaar